Pretty much any Windows 8 machine is going to have that issue. Not just notebooks, but desktops as well.

I have two licensed copies of WIndows 7, and am contemplating snagging a third. Unless things change with how Windows 8 looks and interacts with the system, I'll never use it. Even if the machine comes with it, I'll nuke the drive, change the BIOS and install Windows 7.

Windows 8 will still install and work fine under bios legacy mode. Just letting you know if you ever need to try it, cus you mentioned Win 7 above. After getting rid of the metro screen and adding a start menu button, it works just like windows 7.

You beat me to the post on the updated Secure Boot fix LOL.. ( I'm DarkPenquin on Linux Forums and also Electric Rider on the above blog.. I'm all over the place talking about this) I wish I knew some C programming so I could help find better ways around this draconian device. It's not like when you buy a Windows 8 PC you will know it's a locked down system.. that info isn't advertised to the regular consumer so it's not fair.

I plan to try this with Vector soon when I get my system backed up again.